Albany Juneteenth Celebration

June 17, 2013 7:57 AM

Photo: Cindy Schultz

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Michael Cruz, 21, of Albany, right, joins friends as they sing to Motown classics during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many African-Americans, it has come to mean what Fourth of July means for all Americans: Freedom. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Michael Cruz, 21, of Albany, right, joins friends as they sing to Motown classics during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end ... more

Friends Lovell Harris, 20, of Albany, left, and Devon Powell, 21, of Troy, meet up for the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. The friends are both students at Hudson Valley Community College. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many African-Americans, it has come to mean what Fourth of July means for all Americans: Freedom. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Friends Lovell Harris, 20, of Albany, left, and Devon Powell, 21, of Troy, meet up for the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. The friends are both students at ... more

Lovell Harris, 20, of Albany, left, dances and sings to "Stop! In the Name of Love!" during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many African-Americans, it has come to mean what Fourth of July means for all Americans: Freedom. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Lovell Harris, 20, of Albany, left, dances and sings to "Stop! In the Name of Love!" during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the ... more

Donald "Soul Man" Hyman sings Motown classics during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many African-Americans, it has come to mean what Fourth of July means for all Americans: Freedom. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Donald "Soul Man" Hyman sings Motown classics during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many ... more

Rosalie Phan, left, Sue Cleary, center, and Kimmi Michael, right, join Donald "Soul Man" Hyman in singing Motown classics during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many African-Americans, it has come to mean what Fourth of July means for all Americans: Freedom. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Tulip Queen Kate laughs at her friends singing on stage during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many African-Americans, it has come to mean what Fourth of July means for all Americans: Freedom. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Tulip Queen Kate laughs at her friends singing on stage during the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many ... more

Photo: Cindy Schultz

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Kamaria Shabazz, 3, of Albany attends the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many African-Americans, it has come to mean what Fourth of July means for all Americans: Freedom. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Kamaria Shabazz, 3, of Albany attends the Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Juneteenth symbolizes the end of slavery, and for many African-Americans, it has ... more